From the right ventricle to the descending aorta: a Case Report of complex thrombotic events in a patient with nephrotic syndrome by Jiaojiao Chen, Longyin Zhu, Fen Zhou, Yuting Li, Tao Gu, Jing Xia

“…Patients frequently exhibit hypercoagulability on account of endothelial dysfunction and abnormal blood coagulation function, which significantly heighten the risk of thrombus formation. …”
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Control of Mitochondrial Quality: A Promising Target for Diabetic Kidney Disease Treatment by Qi Li, Jin Shang, Reiko Inagi

“…Mitochondrial-targeted drugs show potential; however, challenges remain because of adverse effects and unclear mechanisms. Future research should aim to comprehensively explore therapeutic potential of MQC in DKD. …”
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Fatal invasive candidiasis in COVID-19 patient with severe bleeding and extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella enterobacter by Tatjana Adzic-Vukicevic, Jelena Velickovic, Aleksandra Radovanovic-Spurnic, Dejan Velickovic, Sara Milenkovic, Filip Petrovic, Jelena Micic, Natasa Dragutinovic

“… Introduction: Multi-organ dysfunction caused by thromboembolic complications may complicate the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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The Onset of Enhanced Intestinal Permeability and Food Sensitivity Triggered by Medication Used in Dental Procedures: A Case Report by Aristo Vojdani, Jama Lambert

“…The present case suggests that patients who experience severe allergic or pseudoallergic reactions to medication should be assessed and monitored for gut dysfunction. …”
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Pulmonary Fibrosis in COVID-19 Survivors: Predictive Factors and Risk Reduction Strategies by Ademola S. Ojo, Simon A. Balogun, Oyeronke T. Williams, Olusegun S. Ojo

“…With no proven effective targeted therapy against pulmonary fibrosis, risk reduction measures should be directed at limiting the severity of the disease and protecting the lungs from other incidental injuries.…”
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Vildagliptin and its role in the treatment of diabetes mellitus by Yury Shavkatovich Khalimov

“…An ideal hypoglycemic medicine must be efficacious, safe, and convenient to use for the preventionof progressive deterioration of beta-cell function during prolonged therapy; also, it should have positive effect on the outcome of DM. …”
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Postprandial Hypotension in Elderly Patients: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Prevention Measures by O. N. Antropova, A. A. Efremushkina

“…Walking after eating also appears to help restore blood pressure after eating. Caution should be exercised when prescribing protein supplements in the elderly, modifying the diet by replacing high-nutrient sweeteners with low-calorie sweeteners (d-xylose, xylitol, erythritol, maltose, maltodextrin, and tagatose). …”
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Unusual Perioperative Cardiac Emergency in a Healthy Young Woman by Pragati Ganjoo, Vijay K. Pandey, Hukum Singh, Monica S. Tandon, Daljit Singh

“…Awareness of this entity should help anesthesiologists manage better this infrequent, but potentially life-threatening, perioperative complication.…”
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Middle‐aged man with primary hyperparathyroidism‐associated psychosis: A case report by Kota Shinkawa, Masaya Mashimoto, Toshio Matsubara, Hiroshi Kaneyuki, Shin Nakagawa

“…Surgical options for patients with PHPT should be considered when medical interventions fail.…”
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Adrenergic Inhibition with Dexmedetomidine to Treat Stress Cardiomyopathy during Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case Report and Literature Review by Zachary M. Harris, Alvaro Alonso, Thomas P. Kennedy

“…Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy is a form of reversible left ventricular dysfunction with a heightened risk of ventricular arrhythmia thought to be caused by high circulating catecholamines. …”
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Pulmonary hypertension and heart failure: alternative indexes of right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling by V. A. Mareyeva, A. A. Klimenko, N. A. Shostak

“…In this regard, more attention should be paid to determining the right ventricular condition. …”
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Burkholderia cepacia Sepsis in a Previously Healthy Full-Term Infant by Carlos A. Carmona, Alberto Marante, Fatma Levent, Sarah Marsicek

“…Therefore, in a persistently febrile infant not responding to antibiotics for common microbes causing community-acquired pneumonia, immunodeficiency workup should ensue in addition to respective testing for chronic granulomatous disease especially if B. cepacia culture-positive as it is strongly associated with neutrophil dysfunction.…”
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Relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease (review of literature) by E. V. Vinokurov, V. S. Sobennikov, L. V. Rychkova

“…Future studies in this direction with involvement of cardiologists and psychiatrists should be held.…”
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Advances in iron deficiency and iron-related arrhythmias and cardiovascular diseases by Sung Il Im

“…ID is easy to treat and effective in patients with HFrEF. These patients should be investigated for possible ID. Malnutrition has also been linked to cardiovascular disease. …”
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Case report on ureteral amyloidosis that was incidentally diagnosed in a patient with malignant lymphoma by Yuko Makihara, Takeshi Yoshizako, Akina Miyamoto, Rika Yoshida, Koichiro Wada, Yasushi Kaji

“…Renal renography revealed left renal dysfunction. However, the patient was asymptomatic. …”
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Epileptic Encephalopathy and Cerebellar Atrophy Resulting from Compound Heterozygous CACNA2D2 Variants by Kameryn M. Butler, Philip J. Holt, Sarah S. Milla, Cristina da Silva, John J. Alexander, Andrew Escayg

“…The clinical description of this new case highlights the phenotypic similarities amongst individuals with CACNA2D2-related disease and suggests that CACNA2D2 should be considered as a differential diagnosis in individuals with cerebellar dysfunction and multiple seizure types that begin in the first year of life.…”
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Diagnostic and Treatment Options to the Patients Presenting with Neurological Symptoms Caused by Celiac Disease by Domantas Jakubauskas, Rūta Mameniškienė

“…In this literature review, our aim was to explore the relevant neurological disorders associated with CD, early diagnostic and treatment options to prevent related disability in affected patients. Clinicians should consider CD as a potential cause in individuals presenting with unexplained neurological dysfunction. …”
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Extracranial Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review by Nathan K. Evanson, Pratyusha Veldhi, Caitlyn Scherpenberg, John M. Riccobono, Haitham Eid, Jennifer L. McGuire

“…However, even isolated TBI directly leads to dysfunction in multiple body systems outside the central nervous system. …”
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Psoriasis: an emerging risk factor for ischemic stroke? by Piotr Olejnik, Kaja Kasarełło, Renata Podkowińska-Polak, Aleksandra Golenia

“…Therefore, primary prevention, including non-traditional risk factors, should be recognized as a major public health priority. …”
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Current status of laparoscopic and robot-assisted nerve-sparing radical cystectomy in male patients by Jian Huang, Xinxiang Fan, Wen Dong

“…During radical cystectomy (RC), the neurovascular bundles are easily removed or damaged, leading to varying rates of incontinence and erectile dysfunction. The nerve-sparing technique was developed to preserve urinary and erectile function. …”
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